Cap on financial aid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard a past President say that it is important for every family to have some skin in the game, so they will never give a full ride. That's why there is a cap.

I find this so offensive, the idea that $10k or whatever is “skin in the game” where if it’s just the school their CHILD goes to for free, they won’t care.

If parents aren’t willing to pay, then I also question if they care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Imagine you are out to dinner at a restaurant, and after dinner is over the other people at the table say they only want to pay half their bill, or they just get up and walk out before the bill comes.

These guests leave you and the remaining people to pay their portion of the bill. They even ordered the most expensive items on the menu.

This is financial aid.

Actually considering FA is agreed to before starting the school, your analogy isn't great. It's more like Friend 1 telling Friend 2 that they can't go out to eat because it's too expensive. Then Friend 2 says to not worry about, they'll help cover Friend 1's portion of the bill and they just want them there to add another perspective to the dinner. We have all stepped in to help friends in these situations because we value what they bring to the table. Financial aid is a school's way of understanding and valuing that a variety of lived experiences contribute to the overall health of the school environment.

No. The analogy is perfect because the people sitting at the table in the end have no say in any of this. They are just stuck with the bill.

You came to the dinner knowing the host valued the diversity in perspectives. You were free to decline the invitation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard a past President say that it is important for every family to have some skin in the game, so they will never give a full ride. That's why there is a cap.

I find this so offensive, the idea that $10k or whatever is “skin in the game” where if it’s just the school their CHILD goes to for free, they won’t care.

Not offensive. Practical. And the amount chosen is based on what the family FA form shows they can afford. So if they can afford it, why wouldn't they be expected to contribute to the school community with some tuition dollars like everyone else? Adn if they disagree that they can afford it, then that is their value judgment about the school and education, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Imagine you are out to dinner at a restaurant, and after dinner is over the other people at the table say they only want to pay half their bill, or they just get up and walk out before the bill comes.

These guests leave you and the remaining people to pay their portion of the bill. They even ordered the most expensive items on the menu.

This is financial aid.

Actually considering FA is agreed to before starting the school, your analogy isn't great. It's more like Friend 1 telling Friend 2 that they can't go out to eat because it's too expensive. Then Friend 2 says to not worry about, they'll help cover Friend 1's portion of the bill and they just want them there to add another perspective to the dinner. We have all stepped in to help friends in these situations because we value what they bring to the table. Financial aid is a school's way of understanding and valuing that a variety of lived experiences contribute to the overall health of the school environment.

No. The analogy is perfect because the people sitting at the table in the end have no say in any of this. They are just stuck with the bill.

You came to the dinner knowing the host valued the diversity in perspectives. You were free to decline the invitation.

why would financial aid have anything to do with diversity in perspectives?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard a past President say that it is important for every family to have some skin in the game, so they will never give a full ride. That's why there is a cap.

I find this so offensive, the idea that $10k or whatever is “skin in the game” where if it’s just the school their CHILD goes to for free, they won’t care.

Not offensive. Practical. And the amount chosen is based on what the family FA form shows they can afford. So if they can afford it, why wouldn't they be expected to contribute to the school community with some tuition dollars like everyone else? Adn if they disagree that they can afford it, then that is their value judgment about the school and education, right?

It is funny that someone is pretending it is offensive when a school doesn't hand out a big enough financial aid package and wants private school to be completely free instead. The freeloader mindset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard a past President say that it is important for every family to have some skin in the game, so they will never give a full ride. That's why there is a cap.

I find this so offensive, the idea that $10k or whatever is “skin in the game” where if it’s just the school their CHILD goes to for free, they won’t care.

Not offensive. Practical. And the amount chosen is based on what the family FA form shows they can afford. So if they can afford it, why wouldn't they be expected to contribute to the school community with some tuition dollars like everyone else? Adn if they disagree that they can afford it, then that is their value judgment about the school and education, right?

The whole point of the thread is that financial aid is capped at a percentage point.